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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?
(a) Ama Dablam.
(b) Tingri.
(c) Chomolungma.
(d) Nangpa La.

2. When did the Dalai Lama flee from Tibet?
(a) March 1958.
(b) March 1960.
(c) March 1961.
(d) March 1959.

3. For the 1975 Chinese expedition to Mount Everest, who was symbolically named the expedition leader?
(a) Mao Tse Tung.
(b) Phantog Mao.
(c) Tsao Tse Tung.
(d) Greg Mallory.

4. Even though Messner's tent only weighed 2 kilos, the tent could withstand winds that were how strong?
(a) 65 kilometers per hour.
(b) 120 kilometers per hour.
(c) 75 kilometers per hour.
(d) 100 kilometers per hour.

5. What did Messner estimate the nighttime temperatures on Everest were?
(a) -20 degrees Celsius.
(b) -40 degrees Celsius.
(c) -10 degrees Celsius.
(d) -30 degrees Celsius.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Messner falls through a crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, how far down does he fall?

2. As Messner described Nena watching his ascent from the base campin the Chomolungma chapter, what did Messner liken his tracks to from Nena's perspective?

3. Who was the deputy leader of the 1975 Chinese expedition?

4. How many days did Messner believe he needed in order to reach the summit from the advanced base camp?

5. According to the Chomolungma chapter, what did Messner use when climbing to aid his balance?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Messner's team traveled back to the base camp in the Rongbuk chapter, what did he notice as he looked at the mountains that made Messner hopeful?

2. When climbing in the Chomolungma chapter, what function did the rest pause serve for Messner?

3. In the Tibetan chapter, why did Uemura want to scale Mount Everest in the winter?

4. In the North Col chapter, why did Nena decide to change her socks just as Messner said he was ready to go for their walk?

5. According to Nena in the Tibet chapter, why would Messner's solo ascent be lessened if he took a walkie-talkie with him?

6. While trapped in the crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, what promise did Messner make?

7. Why is the summer monsoon of extraordinary importance for the people of India and Nepal?

8. How did Messner react in the Chomolungma chapter when he escaped the crevasse alive?

9. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Nena write that her big mistake of the night was?

10. As Messner climbed to the summit of Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, what were his only two aids?

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